Sack-holder



E. .I. M. CAMPEN.

SACK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG,!5,19|8.

,330,681 Patnted Feb. 10, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onmon.

EDELBERT JOHANNES MARIUS CA'M PEN, 0F STEVENSVILLE, MONTANA.

SACK-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDELBERT JOHANNES MARIUS CAMPEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stevensv'ille, in the county of Ravalli'and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sack-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

positions to maintain the hooks in support ing position but being capable of release for rocking movement for the disengagement of the hooks and the consequent release of the bags.

The invention is illustrated and described in a specific embodiment to which, however, it is not to be restricted. Theright is re served, therefore, to make any changes or alterations suggested by actual practical use, in so far as such changes or alterations are compatible in spirit with the annexed claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective detail of the invention, arranged in an extended position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device when in a folded position.

Fig. 3 is an elevational detail of the latch means.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional detail.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, t indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings there is provided amain section 1, the rear face of which is recessed, while connected in the recess is a hanger 2, a U-shaped bag support and brace 3 depends from the lower edge of the section 1 and facilitates the maintenance of the device in proper position against the wall or other support when the device is extended, and the arm 4 forms a part of the section 1 and projects forwardly therefrom and at right angles thereto, the outer end thereof I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb; 10,1920.

Application filed August 15, 1918. Serial No. 250,049.

' and the reduced end are provided with two sets of alining openings, through one'alin- 111g set of which is engaged a pintle 9 for 'swingingly connecting the movable section 8 relative to the stationary section 1. A locking pin 10 isnow employed and is designed to 'be removably arranged through the other set of the alining openings in the ears and the reduced end of the section 8, while a suitable fiexible'element, such as a chain or cord 11 has one end connected to the pin and the othe end connected to an eye 12 which is anchored in the arm 4, as indicated said chain serving as a means for suspending the locking pin when the device is in a folded position, as indicated in Fig. 2.

With a view toward providing the improved means for releasably holding a sack 13 in an extended position so that it may be easily filled and released after being filled,

"shafts 1-1' and 15 are respectively rockably nected at suitable spaced intervals to these shafts are bag engaging hooks or prongs 17 designed t be passed through the upper edges of a bag so as to hold the bag or sack extended when the sections are arranged in an extended position or approximately at right angles with respect to each other.

In order to releasably maintain the shafts in position to consequently releasably maintain the prongs or hooks upright the outer ends of the shafts are bifurcated as at 18 while pivotally mounted through the instrumentality of pintles 19 in the bifurcated portions of the shafts are the restricted ends of tapered latch bars 20 which bars are designed to removably engage the diagonally disposed or slanting slots or notches 21 in the adjacent free ends of the sections 1 and 8.

In use, assuming that the parts have been assembled in a manner described and as indicated in the drawings if the device is in a folded position to properly support the sack it is only necessary to swing the movable section 8 outwardly so that it alines with the arm whereupon the locking pin 10 is inserted through the inner alining set of openings to maintain this movable section in a substantial rigid position and transversely at right angles with respect to the stationary section 1. The latch bars 20 are normally maintained in the notches or slots 21 to dispose the hooks or prongs 17 upwardly so that they may be effectively engaged with the upper edge of the sack 13 to support the same, subsequent to the filling of the sack it is only necessary to swing the bars out of the notches or slots whereupon owing to the weight of the sack the shafts 14: and 15 will be rocked so that the outer engaging ends of the prongs or hooks will be directed downwardly and permit a quick release of the sack.

hen the device is in a folded position and not in use, the U-shaped member acts as a holder or support for emptying sacks.

t is thought in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be readily apparent.

What is claimed is 1. A sack holder comprising a main section having means for supporting it on a wall and provided with a right angularly' extending arm at one end which arm is bifurcated to provide a pair of spaced ears, a supplemental section having a reduced end portion disposed between said cars, a pintle passed through the ears and through the said end portion to pivotally connect the said supplemental section to end section whereby the said section may be swung into a position parallel with the main section or into a position at right angles thereto, the said reduced end portion and the two ears being provided with holes, that in the reduced end portion alining with those in-the ears when the supplemental section is right angularly disposed with reference to the main section, a pin secured to the main section by a flexible connection and being insertible in said hole to secure the supplemental section in right angular position, and releasable bag holding means carried by both sections.

2. A bag holder comprising a main section and a supplemental section hingedly attached to the latter so that the supplemental section may be swung into a position substantially at right angles to the main section, a pair of rock shafts, bearing brackets mounted on each section and supporting the two rock shafts, bag holding prongs secured to the shafts, and latch bars pivotally connected with the shafts at their forward ends and engageablein slots formed in the ends of said sections, whereby the shafts may be maintained in position to secure the hooks in bag holding position or released for rocking movement to drop a bag held by the hooks.

In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature.

EDELBERT J OHANNES MARIUS CAMPEN. 

